Thesaurus results for WEB

web

noun

ˈweb

Definition of web

as in tangle

something that catches and holds he was caught in the web of branches she was trapped by her own web of lies

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as in ambush

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise an ingenious web that was spun by undercover agents going after drug dealers

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Recent Examples of web The launch comes as artificial intelligence impacts the amount of web search traffic media publishers receive and algorithmic, video-heavy social media feeds alter how fans connect with each other on game days. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The four-part series chronicles the efforts of young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion and power. — Ed Meza, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 With Herman as president, he company financed four different episodic digital shows that were viewable on the then nascent world-wide-web, including The Spot. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Herman was the driving force behind the first web soap opera, The Spot, which launched in 1995. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for web

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The Bell Jar Tracing the tangle of a new job in New York City and the simultaneous onrush of clinical depression, The Bell Jar brings the interior world of central character Esther Greenwood into stunning relief.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Penske has designed tracks through city blocks, but never through both federal and municipal grounds with a tangle of buildings that include the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Archives.

— Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tangle

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Schools for young Werewolves are said to be in operation, staffed by SS officers who are teaching the students the tactics of ambush mobility.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the opposition People’s Party, has led the charge against Sanchez’s government, criticizing him again on Thursday after the ambush of the military vehicle.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambush

Noun

Speaking with the New York Times in December, Teresa Griffin, a wildlife manager with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, shared that the group traps and releases about 60 beavers a year.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
From plates and knives not being clean to flies stuck on traps, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.

— Joseph Hernandez August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of trap

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Frances is a young writer navigating the labyrinth of adulthood and her narration is close and touching, and to this author, entirely enchanting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Except for the labyrinth of rights negotiations and technical hurdles and user expectations that have prevented, for a time, every other aspect of the YouTube TV experience over the last decade.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of labyrinth

Noun

Specialized teams are now leading the search for 933 workers who remain unaccounted for and could be trapped alive in the maze-like network.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
His son Jack, who had attended the event in California, was instrumental in making these mazes happen, Universal officials have said.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of maze

Noun

Stars Dakota Fanning as a woman whose relationship with her boyfriend hits a rough patch just as her ex reappears in her life, leading to messy entanglements in the Alaskan wilderness.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
But the company’s earnings call on Wednesday also underscored the financial entanglements between the chipmaker, the hyperscalers and the rest of the AI industry.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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